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Members:
Peter Hook
Ian Curtis

Formed: 1977

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Genres:
Post Punk

Featured Album

	Still Released: 2007

Albums
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	Still Released: 2007
	Closer (2CD Collector's Edition) Released: 2007
	Unknown Pleasures Released: 2007
	Unknown Pleasures Released: 2007
	Love Will Tear Us Apart Released: 2007
	CLOSER (180 GRAM VINYL) Released: 2007
	Martin Hannett's Personal Mixes Released: 2007
	Let the Movie Begin Released: 2005
	Closer Released: 2005
	Les Bains Douches Released: 2004
	Heart and Soul Released: 2001
	Complete BBC Recordings Released: 2000
	Heart and Soul Released: 1998
	Permanent Joy Division 1995 Released: 1995
	Still Released: 1991
	Closer Released: 1990
	Unknown Pleasures Released: 1990
	Substance Released: 1990
	First Peel Session [EP] Released: 1986

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Biography

Joy Division rose out of the England punk scene (that exploded and then imploded about as quickly) in 1977. Joy Division were more interested in setting mood and atmosphere rather than just playing fast music and yelling. The members of Joy Division were: Ian Curtis: vocals, Bernard Sumner: guitar, Peter Hook: bassist and Stephen Morris: Drums. Originally named Warsaw the band changed their name to Joy Division after realizing the similiarity of their name to another band (Warsaw Pakt). Joy Division's trademark was the often deadpan (yet still emotional) sounding vocals of Ian Curtis and his frentic performance on stage which was hard to tell if it was self induced or brought upon by his frequent seizures.

The first LP released by Joy Division was Unknown Pleasures in 1979. It garnered great reviews and sold well. Later in this year Joy Division released the song Transmission, but it never appeared on a actual album nor did the subsequent song Love will Tear us Apart a year later. Joy Division cleary defied typical standards bands followed.

Ian was becoming increasingly unhealthy as the years passed from when the band had formed, but Joy Division's second LP (and last) was released in 1980. It recieved more praise and a american tour was being planned. But On May 18th 1980, two days before the tour, Ian Curtis commited suicide. It was a self induced hanging. Possible reasons for his suicide ranged from his depression, seizures or the drugs he used to control them or his desire to die young like his idols.

The band quickly split up after this...but soon re-formed as New Order and went in a more electronic experimental direction and used music as a way to cope with the loss of their previous vocalist and friend. Bernard Sumner took over vocal duties for the new band.

Joy Division's legecy is still honored to this day by the members of the band. In 1998 Heart & Soul was released. A 4cd, 81 track boxset containing both albums, the singles, rarities, demos etc. In 1999 and 2001 Preston and Les Bains Douche were released. They finally showed just how frentic a Joy Division show could be (Preston) but yet just how beautiful it could as well (Les Bains Douche). New Order even put out another generally solid album in 2001. Joy Division's impact on the music industry is hard to put into mere words, but is forever lasting.

Bio written by: LordCyrus

Artist Forum


Discussion Topic	Creator
incubation does anyone know on which jd album the intrumental called 'incubation' appears?	stoneagepunk

Replys	Listener
well i know it's on the cd called substance which is a compilation but i don't know if it's on anything else....	MyChemicalWombat
just look at all the albums on isound that it has and check the track listings...	MyChemicalWombat
oh yeah of course stoopid of me:P	stoneagepunk
I'm listening to that at the moment.	cLaNdEsTiNeGiRl
awesome.....	MyChemicalWombat
Joy Division is so aweaome.I wish more ppl listened to Joy Division.	lacunacoilfan15
It seems to be a lot more popular than a lot of other band on here though. The good ones that is...	SyntheticxDreams
Wat is ur fav song by Joy Division? I love their song Love Will Tear Us Apart. It's cool but i also like No Love Lost.	lacunacoilfan15
everybody loves love will tear us apart...that and warsaw are pretty much the only songs by them that people have heard....whenever i hear love will tear us apart i think of donnie darko...and randomly humming along to that song when it came on near the end...and making my friend mad cuz she had no idea what song it was...haha...good times....	MyChemicalWombat
Love Will Tear Us Apart is pretty much a classic. I think that is my fav Joy Division song of all. It's pretty awesome.	lacunacoilfan15
I liked Dead Souls	ZeroWipeOut
I hv Dead Souls stuck in my head at the moment. I can't stop humming it out loud.	lacunacoilfan15